Iran’s Defense Minister Warns Arab Neighbors of US ‘Psychological Warfare’

Iran’s Defense Minister Warns Arab Neighbors of US ‘Psychological Warfare’
8 December, 2013 – Nasim

Nasim—Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehghan warned Persian Gulf countries to be aware of “US psychological warfare.”

Speaking on Sunday, Iranian defense minister stressed that “diplomacy will result if it is based on rationality and logic not on using force, belligerent approaches and violating others’ right”, replying to the US Defense Minister Chuck Hagel’s statements a day earlier.

“Diplomacy with Iran must be backed up by U.S. military might”, Pentagon chief said Dec. 7 in a speech addressed to Gulf allies referring to the nuclear deal with Tehran. He also promised to maintain a 35,000-strong force in the Gulf region, as well as an armada of ships and warplanes, despite the recent deal with Tehran.

Brigadier General Dehghan also underlined that language of war and threat is not accepted in the public minds, adding that employing “belligerent rhetoric will increase nations’ hatred and distrust in the speaker.”

He described Hagel’s promise to sell more weapons to Persian Gulf countries as “an evidence of US Iranophobia project,” underlining that the region’s security lies in “constructive interaction and cooperation with good will among the countries. …source